Six months ago today, Slovakia saw its first murder of a journalist since the country’s independence in 1993. Ján Kuciak, an investigative journalist investigating high-level corruption cases, was brutally murdered alongside his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, sending shockwaves through Slovak society. Though officials have neither confirmed the motive nor identified the murderers, it is known that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) this week called on Imran Khan, who is poised to become Pakistan’s next prime minister, to reverse a deteriorating environment for the independent press in the country. Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party topped Pakistan’s parliamentary vote last month and is now expected to lead a coalition government. The development comes as Pakistan’s […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has expressed grave concern to the government of Bangladesh over recent attacks on journalists and the detention of noted photojournalist Shahidul Alam. IPI urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a letter to take robust steps to prevent violence against journalists […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today condemned the killing of three Russian journalists in the Central African Republic on July 30. Journalist Orkhan Dzhemal, director Alexander Rastorguyev and cameraman Kirill Radchenko were shot dead in an ambush outside the town of Sibut, approximately 200 km northeast […]